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Xw|àÉÜËá c|xvx Katyana Dandridge, Editor Hey There Tweens and Teens! Welcome to the first issue of Generation Z Tween/Teen Magazine! Get ready to be inspired, and most of all motivated, by stories written BY tweens and teens, FOR OR tweens and teens! Myself and the writers at Generation Z understand how complicated it is to be young in the 21st century (many of us are the same age or not much older than you!). The modern world is constantly throwing curve balls your (our) way, and navigating everyday life can become harder than it should be. Negativity can be so easy to find. Oppositely, what’s hard to find is a positive space for tweens and tweens to uplift one another, exchange ideas, and develop a healthy confidence in themselves and their surroundings. Generation Z seeks to be that place. Expect stories that are just for you. Read about how to support your peers through charitable organizations. Learn how to start your own charitable organization, take control of your education, start your own business, become a better friend/sibling/daughter/son. Here at Generation Z, we believe you can do it all. Your opinions, your faith, your relationships, your dreams—these are all things that matter. Everyone behind the scenes at Generation Z—the writers, editors, and coordinators—understand the importance of bringing these facets of tweens and teens across the country to the forefront. You are at the helm of the world’s uncharted territory. Sounds scary, doesn’t it? I just want you know that you have absolutely nothing to be afraid of. Why? Because you are amazing. You are talented. YOU are Generation Z!
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Facebook, Schmacebook! present a specific or false image of myself and I don’t have to interact with people I don’t Over Facebook? Well, they’re not letting you necessarily want to talk to.” go that easily! Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg
By Katyana Dandridge
It is no secret that to teens across the country, Facebook is becoming a thing of the past. The trend of 13 to 18 year olds denouncing or abandoning accounts has been building momentum in the last two years. Social media monitors have since speculated that teens feel crowded on the site by parents, aunts, uncles, and other adults in their lives.
“In fact, Uncle Dave’s incessant habit of liking and commenting on every post is only one of the many reasons why a tween or teen would rather spend time on Twitter, Tumblr, and/or Instagram.” A new study conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project on 800 students shows that Facebook has become somewhat of a chore. The researchers said of the students: “The stress of needing to manage their reputation on Facebook also contributes to the lack of enthusiasm”. They also said that too much “drama” and oversharing has turned many teens off from the site. One of several 15-year-old girls interviewed by Pew said she preferred micro-blogging platform Tumblr to Facebook because “I don’t have to generationzmagazine.tumblr.com | 8
continually disputes claims that teens are leaving the website in droves. According to Zuckerberg, company data just doesn’t back that up. Although, he does admit that teens are not gravitating toward the service in increasing numbers anymore. But that’s just because “we’ve been fully penetrated in the teen demo [graphic] for a while now,” he said. In April 2012, Zuckerberg must have felt like he needed to revitalize his company’s cool status, because Facebook purchased the relatively new picture sharing app Instagram for 1 billion dollars. At the time, the company was only worth $500 million, which implies that Zuckerberg desperately wanted to put the claim on the new kid that was stealing all his friends away. Instagram is the most popular amongst kids and teens these days, many of whom don’t even know of Facebook’s involvement. And just recently it introduced a feature where users could upload 15 second videos, most likely to compete with archrival Twitter’s video capture service Vine. Facebook, disguised as Instagram, is in a race to keep teenagers’—and everyone else’s— attention. But when ads are introduced to Instagram streams in the near future, will you still be paying attention?
NATURALS IN THE CITY NATURAL HAIR & WELLNESS EXPO By Keturah Harris DAY 1 Natural hair is an admirable and popular trend, whether the hair is short, long, kinky, wavy, or locked. It’s no surprise that plenty of women, men, and children gathered in Memphis for the Naturals in the City Expo on July 27-28, 2013 to showcase their talents, try new products and attend workshops to receive advice from natural hair experts. The Little Miss Natural Cutie pageant was one of my favorite events. Young girls, ages 4 to 16, performed on stage for the title of Little Miss Natural Cutie or Miss Teen Natural Cutie. The contestants were judged on stage presence, creative expression, and question & answer. For the creative expression portion, some girls danced to musical selections ranging from “Whip My Hair” by Willow Smith to “I Am Not My Hair” By India Arie, while others recited poetry. Eight year old Kinidi Macklin was crowned Little Miss Natural Cutie. She recited a poem "I'm Black and I'm Proud". Seventeen year old Alexis Granger was crowned Miss Teen Natural Cutie after an energetic dance performance to Rihanna’s “Where Have You Been”.
Kinidi Macklin (left) and Alexis Granger (right) on stage after being crowned
After the pageant, I interviewed Mrs. Jenell Stewart, one of the judges for the pageant and the founder of the award- winning website kinkycurlycoilyme.com. She was an enthusiastic and sweet lady. Q: You have an accent. Where are you from? A: Brooklyn, New York! Q: How long have you been natural? A: Three years. Q: What made you want to become natural? A: My cousin was natural and she convinced me. I also watched tons of YouTube videos of women with natural hair doing tutorials and I was like, “Yes! I’m going to do this!” I was so inspired.
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Mrs. Jenell Stewart, one of the judges for the Little Miss Natural Cutie/Miss Teen Natural Cutie pageant and the founder of the award winning website kinkycurlycoilyme.com
The next day, I attended the Building Up Our Brown Girls: Strategies for Self Esteem and Self-Love workshop. It was conducted by Ashley Foxx, the author of the children’s book, “Keshia Cane and Her Very Sweet Tooth”. During the workshop, women discussed strategies to build a healthy self-image in the African American community. Afterwards, I interviewed Ashley Foxx:
Q: What inspired you to write “Keshia Cane and Her Very Sweet Tooth”? A: While teaching kindergarten and first grade, I didn’t see many children books with African Americans as central characters so I decided to write my own. I used Kickstarter, a funding website around February to March 2013. I had 30 days to raise funds. It’s all or nothing on Kickstarter so we really had to get it done. The goal was $6,000 but we ended up raising at least $8,000. Q: Did you ever have self-image issues growing up? A: In middle school, I was teased for having full lips like most African Americans women do. Thankfully, I had a strong support system like my mother to remind me that I’m beautiful. Q: What would you tell a young lady who is struggling with self-image? A: Don’t believe all you see in the media. That doesn’t define you. What defines you is what’s on the inside. You must believe you are beautiful inside and out. There are girls with different hair and in all shapes and they’re beautiful the way they are. I also had the opportunity to chat with another inspirational individual. Destini Berry is a 14 year old with incredible style who conducted a workshop called Teen aturals. Q: What was your workshop about? A: We talk about the social issues of being natural and how we should accept ourselves. Q: What made you want to go natural? A: I’ve been natural all my life. I had locs but I cut them off because they were weighing me down. It was a big transition. Q: What made you want to do the workshop? A: Growing up, I always watched my mom teach people about natural hair and I wanted to do the same. I did the workshop to let people know that it’s okay to Destini Berry (right) have natural hair, whether it’s short, curly, etc. along with her friend, Q: What would you tell a teenager who did not want to accept her natural hair? Saffron Combs (left) A: I would tell her to go for it. I had issues accepting my hair after I cut my locs off s so I know how it feels. Eventually I accepted my hair because I realized that this was me and it was cute. I’m so thankful I had the opportunity to interview these intelligent ladies and watch a fun pageant. Not to mention, I received some great hair products that I can’t wait to use. I’m excited for next year’s Naturals in the City expo!
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EEN/TEEN PROFILE Name: Iyonia “IAyawnAa” S. Boyce Hometown: Memphis, TN Iyonia Boyce is a seventhAgrade student at Collierville Middle School. She serves as a positive role model and antiAbullying advocate among her peers. Her willingness to help others stems from her own experiences with bullying. In 2009, Iyonia founded Little Diva’s In Training, a youth mentoring program that promotes youth volunteerism and antiAbullying awareness by developing selfAconfidence. Iyonia has dedicated more than 700 volunteer hours to countless events and organizations such as March of Dimes and hosting antiAbullying awareness workshops where she travels to local schools, churches, and libraries speaking about bullying and educating youth on how they can help take a stand against bullying in their communities. Iyonia was recently named the Unite Against Bullies Today Tennessee Ambassador by Logan West, Miss Teen USA 2012. As the ambassador she has been effectively trained in teaching how to identify a bully and sharing 5 Tips on how to manage a bully. In addition, she’s trained to share interactive activities that help students put a visual to the feelings a victim undergoes when being bullied as well as provide resources needed to gain more confidence Iyonia is a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Beta Epsilon Omega Chapter’s Emerging Young Leaders program and is a representative and model for Belle of The Ball Prom Dress Consignment LLC. She plans to graduate from high school in the top of her class, then go on to obtain a Doctor of Veterinarian Medicine with the hope of one day running her own veterinary clinic. On November 30, 2013, Iyonia competed and won the title of 2014 Miss Memphis Princess. She will begin preparations for the Tennessee Outstanding Teen Princess Pageant in March and will spend the year promoting her platform “Unite Against Bullies Today: Youth Volunteerism and Bullying Awareness.” In 1989, the Miss America Organization founded the platform concept, which requires each contestant to choose an issue about which she cares deeply and that is of relevance to our country. Once chosen, Miss Memphis/Shelby County titleholders use their stature to address community service organizations, business and civic leaders, the media and others about their platform issues. Overcoming her fears and using pageantry as a platform to help bring awareness to causes she supports, Iyonia was recently named the 2013 National Civil Rights Museum Keeper of the Dream Award Winner and the Volunteer MidASouth Spirit of Giving Youth Volunteer of The Year. Iyonia encourages others to get involved and be themselves, which she embodies through the multitude of extracurricular activities that she participates in as well as the belief that being a great leader means being a great servant first. Iyonia exemplifies the courage of a true leader who continues to encourage change in her community. For more information on the Miss Memphis and Shelby County Scholarship Organization or to book Iyonia for appearances, please visit www.missmemphispageant.com. You can also stay connected with Iyonia by visiting www.facebook.com/2014memphisprincess.
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Real Life Issues: BULLYING If you want to know if you, your friends, or your children are getting bullied, look for these signs: Comes home with unexplained injuries or with damaged or missing clothing or other belongings • Has a change in eating habits • Makes excuses not to go to school • Has fewer friends • Feels helpless • Talks about suicide • Acts out of character • Avoids certain places or playing outside alone • Feels like they are not good enough • Has trouble sleeping • Blames themselves for their problems • Child may often be angry, sad, depressed, withdrawn or full of self-loathing behavior • Child may be emotionally erratic • Child may come home hurt/ injured by a particular person or group of people • Child may often have his/her belongings missing, stolen/taken •
By Marshall Shank As difficult as talking about this subject sounds, this issue happens every day whether teens know it or not. This issue is called bullying. Bullying has been around since ancient times with the Egyptians. A little history fact is that the Egyptians were bullied by the UK in early ancient years. Bullying was formed when Swedish researcher, Dan Olewus, conducted a scientifc study with bullies/victims of bullying among school children and youth. Based on the research Olewus discovered, he alerted the United States about his research by writing a book which was re-titled in 1978 as Aggression in the Schools: Bullies and Whipping Boys. Since this book has been published, more and more cases of bullying have been announced over the years. This year alone, 4,507 children between the ages of 12-17 were bullied so far. According to sources, last year only 2,410 children between the ages of 12-17 were bullied, so the number of bully cases has increased by 87%.
Real Life Issues: Bullying Continued
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There are several different kinds of bullying: Verbal. This type of bullying usually involves name calling, threats, making obscene remarks, teasing someone or spreading rumors about someone. Social. Spreading rumors, intentionally leaving others out of activities on purpose, breaking up friendships are all examples of social bullying. Physical. This traditional form of bullying involves hitting, pushing, punching, shoving, kicking, burning and other acts of intentional physical harm as well as intimidation rather than inflicting damage to the person or his/her property. Physical bullying also occurs when the bully steals the victim's personal belongings, destroys personal belongings, clothes, etc. Cyberbullying. This method of bullying involves using the Internet, texting, email and other digital technologies to harm others. Cyberbullying can occur in the form of emotional bullying, but takes place online via email, social networking sites, blogs and more. Often times cyberbullying is done anonymously and may include the victim being ganged up on in a series of bashing and hurtful statements. Many of these rumors and offenses are lies or extensions of the truth but are targeted at the victim because of jealously or the intent to hurt.
If you need to contact someone to report a bullying situation or just to talk to someone, talk to the Office of Safe and Supportive Schools at 615-741-3248.
Emotional. This bullying occurs when rumors are started about someone or a group of individuals. It also happens when malicious or defamatory statements are made about a person or group with the intent to hurt the feelings and emotional stability of the target. Emotional bullying can occur in various forms including face-to-face, talking behind one's back or anonymously via the Internet and social networking sites.
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Elvis’ Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie Ingredients: 2 Sliced Bananas 2 ½ Tablespoons of Peanut Butter 4 to 6 Cubes of Ice (Add More As Needed) 1 Handful of Fresh Baby Spinach (Don’t worry, you can’t taste the spinach!) Directions: Put all of your ingredients into your blender. Blend ingredients until smooth. Serve in your favorite cup/glass.
Charming Cinnamon Toast Ingredients: White or Wheat Sliced Bread, Butter, Cinnamon, Granulated Sugar Directions: Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spread butter on the bread. After your oven is heated, place your bread inside. Cook for 5-6 minutes. Once your bread is toasted, sprinkle about 3-4 shakes of cinnamon and 3-4 pinches of sugar on it. Cut into desired slices. Drizzle with honey or Maple Syrup, if desired. generationzmagazine.tumblr.com | 17
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TIPS TO STAY HEALTHY & HAPPY By Marshall Shank 1. Hydrate with water - If you don’t play sports, be sure to drink at least 1 gallon of water daily. If you do engage in sports, hydrate with water and Gatorade. Don't drink any sodas during the day or you'll most likely cramp up during physical activity. 2. Exercise daily - I advise seeing a personal trainer to help you work through any pain that you may experience. Ask your trainer about bathing in ice and how it can work to rebuild your muscular tissue. Running early in the morning also helps you to have energy for the entire day instead of just waking up, eating breakfast, and heading off to school. Doing push ups each night is a great way to build endurance and strength if you're not into weight lifting. Do sit ups in the morning before you go running to build up your core. 3. Eating - Ask your parents to start making muffins, pancakes, etc. without milk and replace with Club Soda. The Club soda makes the muffins, pancakes etc., lighter and won’t weigh you down. Also eat fresh fruit and vegetables daily. 4. Get 8+ hours of sleep - Having 8+ hours of sleep will help you to focus during the day. Did you know that if you get at least 8 hours of sleep your scores can increase by at least 2 letter grades? 5. Movement - Unless you’re doing homework in the afternoons, don't stay at home on your video games. Go outside and enjoy nature. If you haven't been to a local/state park, make a plan with your parents to go visit one. It's a great place to clear your mind after a hard day at school, and it's a great place to go hiking, fishing, etc. generationzmagazine.tumblr.com | 19
How To Rock YOUR Body! Styles To Show Off YOUR Best YOU! By Imara McIver
I hate when I look through magazines and see the standardized apple, pear, rectangle, and hourglass women’s body shapes. I mean who wants to view their body as shaped like an object or a piece of fruit?! I hope no one. However, determining your body type is all about proportions. When focusing on what body shape you are, don’t focus on height or weight, and focus on shape. That means that a “skin and bones” type of girl can have the same body shape as a curvier girl, and a short gal can have the same body type as her taller friend. In this articlem I’m going to show you how to rock what you have, your realistic body, not the piece of fruit we eat.
The first step in knowing how to properly style your body shape is own YOUR body! Be confident in what you were blessed with. No one looks like the models in the magazines, even the models. Pictures are often photo-shopped to make them appear different than how they are actually made. Every body is unique, so that means even if you do have the pear, apple, or hourglass body shape, it doesn’t mean you are built exactly like these figures. The reason I love fashion so much is because it allows you to show off your personality, your mood, and your style. It allows you to stand out in some cases. The way to do that is to know what looks good on YOU.
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THE RIGHT WAY & THE WRONG WAY TO ROCK YOUR BODY Not confident with your stomach or body size? Wear printed dresses and shirts that are draped and gathered at the waistline. High waisted jeans are a new go-to trend to hide that stomach and add extra curve. Get high waisted skirts! The color black is also a classic way to slim your body.
Vertically challenged? Wear pants with a flaring, wide leg, shoes with a bit of a heel or wedge when wearing skinny jeans, also printed pants add elongation to the leg.
Small upper body? Wear eye-catching necklaces, scarves, shirts with high necklines, and shirts and dresses with patterns. sequins, and/or glitter.
Feel like you have a curve-less body? Try color-blocking, adding patterns, and try rocking peplum shirts/dresses.
Long Legs? Go for the cropped cut in your pants, wear shorts and skirts, show off some ankle and leg—it flaunts your attention commanding height!
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